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Can you have too much speaker presence?

My dealer says I’d lose too much speaker presence if I went to a smaller speaker. I’m not posting the speaker in question solely because I don’t want this to become an attack on them. I get it, presence means there and in the area, but can too much become and issue, especially when it is centered in a specific frequency range? 

 

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ghdprentice
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OP,

If the presentation can seem overwhelming… that to me says you have overloaded the room… tube traps, diffusers and absorbers at key locations are indicated.

 

Also, I am not trying to be a jerk here. Turn down the volume.

 

ghdprentice
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You can have speakers that are too large for your venue. You can overload bass and end up having to do all sorts of elaborate treatments to make them sound right.

 

In the other end of the spectrum you can have tiny speakers and a sub and really loose the scale. 
 

While I never heard of the term speaker presence… I get the gist. Sure. 

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